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Artist Combines Disney And Greek Mythology To Create A Beautiful Forbidden Love Story Gabriel Picolo is a Brazilian artist who has created a beautiful love story between Icarus and the sun. “Inspired by Icarus, who dared to fly too near the sun on wings of feathers and wax. If he was in love with the sun, then this might as well be a story of forbidden love.” Picolo is a traditional and digital illustrator, he has started gaining attention with his 365 days project of drawing every day....

Artist Crochets And Hides Superheroes Around The City For People To Find What if the Man Of Steel was made of yarn instead? That’s the kind of shower thoughts that crocheted superheroes by Geeky Hooker inspire. Let me start by clarifying, just like in every other article, that “hooker” here means a crocheting fan. The kind that uses hooks to make superheroes out of yarn. Superheroes, inflatable robots from Disney movies and Frida Kahlo (because she wanted to make a miniature unibrow)....

Artist Denise Natali-Paine Illustrated The Secret Life Of Dogs In 15 Funny Comics If you think your dog does nothing but sleep and wait for you to return every time you leave home, you couldn’t be more wrong. Turns out that dogs live their own secret lives when we’re not around and comic artist Denise Natali-Paine decided to capture it in her hilarious comics. “I’m part executive, part ex-spy, part doggo devotee, part cowgirl, part strategy expert, part culture champion,” says the artist....

Artist Imagines Nazis Opening McDonalds In Hell (NSFW) If you’ve ever wondered what McDonald’s would look like in a post-apocalyptic zombie world ruled by Nazis, artists Jake & Dinos Chapman have got it covered. In what can only be described as “creepy AF”, the nightmare-inducing artwork is littered with Ronald McDonalds on crucifixes, squads of Nazis doing what Nazis do, a boat being pulled down a squalid river by dolphins, and perhaps the most surreal of all, hoards of Ronald McDonalds killing zombies....

Artist Paints Realistic Portraits On His Hands And Stamps Them On Paper Art in the palm of your hand? You got it! California-based artist, Russell Powell, paints celebrities’ faces on the palm of his hand. He then transfers them to paper, using his self-titled “hand-stamping” technique. Russell adds intricate facial features and dramatic shading, which give his creations a spectacular, three-dimensional appearance. He works quickly enough to ensure the paint doesn’t dry before he puts palm to paper....

Artist Reimagined Pokemon Characters As Monsters, And It Will Give You Nightmares Do you still have fond memories of the Pokemon characters from your childhood? Well, prepare to switch them with these nightmarish creatures released from the imagination of David Szilagyi, who turned beloved characters into hellish monsters that are awesome on a whole different level. David used to be a concept artist for the video game industry, but at some point, he figured that it’s not where his heart lies....

Artist Shows How Much Time It Takes To Perfect One Drawing, And The Results Are Incredible Floortje is a professional photographer who has a passion for digital art. She creates amazing drawings by using Photoshop, Floortje also makes tutorials showing people how much time and practice it takes to create a beautiful piece of art. Practice makes it perfect and this artist from the Netherlands illustrates the true meaning of this saying....

Artist Students Transform A Boring Electric Tower Into A Dazzling Lighthouse A trio of German art students came up with a brilliant idea how to make art out of something already existing in our environment but not doing any aesthetical good. One thing led to another and a dull-looking electrical tower became an eye-catching stained glass lighthouse (Leuchttrum in German). Ail Hwang, Hae-Ryaan Jeon and Ghung Ki Park set out to beautify this casual urban relict using panels of coloured acrylic plastic to cover the gaps in the tower’s struts....

Artist Tattoos Different Rose Designs On 70 People To Make One ‘Motion Tattoo’ Balazs Bercsenyi is a Hungarian tattoo artist who recently received a lot of attention with his new project called ‘A Life Of A Rose’. Before starting, Balazs sent a message to his followers asking to take part in his project. To his surprise, 600 people answered his call, all he had to do was choose 100 who would participate in the ‘Life Of A Rose’....

Artist Turns Afro Hairstyles Into Flowery Galaxies To Remind Black Women Of Their Uniqueness With his “Black Girl Magic” portrait series, artist Pierre Jean-Louis encourages black women to stay true to who they are and embrace their unique heritage. “ A lot of [black women] are brainwashed to not appreciate their natural beauty, ” Pierre said to Bored Panda. “ Especially in 2016. Earlier this year I saw so many black queens who feel comfortable enough and proud to show their African heritage so I decided to start this series to let them know how much I appreciate them and their natural beauty....

Canadian artist Debra Bernier has a gift for spotting hidden spirits in the things most of us would walk right past—like pieces of driftwood washed ashore. With a mix of carving, clay, and pure imagination, she transforms these twisted, weathered branches into hauntingly beautiful sculptures that look like nature’s own ghosts. “The wood seemed to me like a sculpture, carved by the wind and waves, and other elements in nature”, she revealed in an interview with DeMilked ....

Artist Uses Art To Stop Construction Of A Gas Pipeline A unique art piece was installed in a forest in Peekskill, New York. An ecological artist named Aviva Rahmani was contacted by a group of anti-fracking activists who were searching for a way to stop a laying of a new pipeline under the Hudson River within 30 feet of New York City. “When I looked at [maps of] the proposed pipeline, the first thing I thought of was musical lines,” Rahmani said , and that’s when an idea occurred to her – she created The Blued Tree Symphony and painted the trees as if they were the notes of the melody, this way making her art piece not only musical but also visual....

Australian Firefighters Pose With Animals For Their Annual Charity Calendar, And The Photos Are Too Hot To Handle Another year has passed and the hunky Australian firefighters are back with another calendar full of beautiful animals and shirtless buff dudes. Oh, did I say calendar? I meant six calendars – perfect if you want to hang a different one in each room of your house. The Australian firefighters have been creating these calendars since 1993 – that’s 27 whole years!...

Awesome Masking Tape Design Turns Any Notebook Into A Calendar We rejoice every time we see how a clever design can turn something so common, we’ve been using for decades, into a new product. That’s what happened when the guys from Japanese shop icco nico have turned a simple masking tape into a calendar-making kit. They’ve released two kinds of duct tape with dates and weekdays simply printed on the see-through tape....

Barcelona Artist Spray-Paints Creepy Versions Of Popular Characters On The Walls Of Abandoned Buildings (20 Pics) Abandoned buildings have an aura that no one can explain; they seem quite eerie and creepy, and many people avoid going there. However, an artist named David Lozano is so fond of abandoned buildings of Barcelona that he uses them as a canvas to express his art through spray painting. The artist creates caricatures of popular characters such as Edward Scissorhands, Yoda, and The Pink Panther....

Biodegradable Coffee Cups Emebedded With Seeds Can Be Planted To Grow Into Trees If zeitgeist had a body, it would be drinking sweet, overpriced coffee in a plastic-lid cardboard coffee cup. And a Californian company called Reduce. Reuse. Grow. has a solution to coffee-cup related environmental issues: biodegradable cups that can be planted to grow into trees and flowers! The secret is in the seed embedded in the cup. The only thing that a consumer needs to do is unravel the cup, soak it in water for 5 minutes and then plant it....

Blue Iceland: Dramatic Infrared Shots Of Icelandic Landscapes Iceland attracts many photographers and travelers for its rugged and dramatic scenery, which is unlike anywhere else in the world. UK-based photographer Andy Lee found a way to stand out of the crowd, however, with his deeply atmospheric infrared landscape photography in “Blue Iceland.” Lee’s photography technique brings out the mystical side of Iceland’s landscape, which is crowded with active volcanoes and geysers, epic fjords, icy mountains, and breath-taking glaciers....

Boyfriend Has His Girlfriend Turned Into Disney Princess For Valentine’s Day Flowers and candy are like the emergency rations of Valentine’s day: it’s better than nothing. Brian Flynn wanted a lot more, so he asked artist Dylan Bonner to redraw his girlfriend Manini as various Disney characters. It’s quite an original gift and a very fitting one: this couple loves Disney movies! “ I want our relationship to be as epic and timeless as the animations we grew up on, so I decided to have us painted into some famous Disney scenes and surprise her for Valentines Day, ” Brian writes on imgur....

Brazilian Artist Does Free Tattoos For Victims Of Domestic Violence Scars are forever, unless you cover them up with tattoos. That’s what Flavia Carvalho does for women who suffered domestic violence – and she does it for free. From bullet wounds to abdomen stabbings, the Brazilian tattoo artist has been covering them up for almost two years. Operating from her tattoo studio in Curitiba, Flavia Carvalhlo was a Biological Sciences student until her friends advised her to try her hand at tattooing....

Crafting Festive Fantasia: 35 DIY Creators Who Brought Out The Christmas Magic As the holiday season rolls around, creative spirits come alive, and individuals take to social media platforms to showcase their festive prowess. In a recent internet sensation, DIY enthusiasts from across the globe shared their extraordinary Christmas decorations, proving that with a dash of creativity and a sprinkle of imagination, anyone can transform their homes into winter wonderlands....